BOTANICAL NAME:

Linum usitatissimum Linn.

PART OF PLANT USED:

Seed

ORIGIN OF RAW MATERIAL:

China

COUNTRY OF PROCESSING:

China

ISSUE DATE:

Apr. 8th, 2009

PRODUCT NO.:

XQD- FSOP

PHYSICAL/CHEMICAL

SPECIFICATIONS

Method

APPEARANCE

A white or off white, free-flowing powder

STM 01.010

BULK DENSITY,g/ml

0.40 – 0.60

PARTICLE SIZE

95% through 100 Mesh

ACID VALUE, KOH mg /g:

≤5.0

AOCS Cd 3d-63

PEROXIDE VALUE, meq/kg:

≤10.0

AOCS Cd 8b-90

MOISTURE AND VOLATILES, %:

≤3.0

AOCS Ca 2d-25

HEAVY METALS , ppm

≤10.0

AOCS Ca 18c-91

SURFACE OIL, %

≤1.0

FATTY ACID COMPOSITION

AOCS Ce 1e-91

C18:3 LINOLENIC ACID, %

≥15.0

TOTAL FATS,%

≥30.0

MICROBIOLOGY

TOTAL PLATE COUNT,CFU/g

<3,000

YEASTS AND MOLDS,CFU/g

<300

E. Coli

Negative/g

Salmonella

Negative/25g

Staphyloccous aureus

Negative/25g